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Briscoe rockets to another Cup Series pole in Iowa | RACER Chase Briscoe’s done it again.One week after claiming the pole for the Brickyard 400, Briscoe laid down a quick lap of 136.933mph (23.093s) to take the top spot again for the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Spe...

Chase Briscoe will lead the Cup Series field to green at Iowa Speedway.

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Bell to fill in for injured Friesen at Watkins Glen Truck race | RACER With Stewart Friesen out indefinitely after suffering broken bones in a crash during a Super DIRTcar Series feature at Canada’s Autodrome Drummond last Monday, NASCAR Cup Series star Christopher Bell ...

Christopher Bell will sub in for the injured Stewart Friesen in next weekend's Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International.

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Today at Iowa Speedway (times ET):
11 a.m.: Xfinity Practice (CW App)
12:05 p.m.: Xfinity Quals (CW App)
1:30 p.m.: Cup Practice (truTV)
2:40 p.m.: Cup Quals (truTV)
4:30 p.m.: Xfinity HyVee Perks 250 [250 laps, 218.75 miles, 60/60/130] (The CW)

Here are the qualifying orders:

Some of today's key racing.

Analysis: Fox buys into IndyCar, IMS Fox Corporation is stepping up its investment in IndyCar, buying a 1/3 stake in Penske Entertainment.

A little analysis of Fox's big buy-in to Penske Entertainment, IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

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What's left to fight for in NASCAR's regular season With four races left, both the Regular Season Championship and final playoff spots are up for grabs.

With four races left in the regular season, there's still plenty at stake for the NASCAR Cup Series field.

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Analysis: Austin Hill suspended one race for Indy crash Hill will be replaced by Austin Dillon at Iowa Speedway after hooking Aric Almirola into the wall at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Wrote up a little analysis of Austin Hill's intentional crash and subsequent suspension leaving Indianapolis.

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Stewart Friesen injured in Super DIRTcar crash The 42-year-old was competing in the King of the North 75 at Autodrome Drummond.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitor Stewart Friesen was injured Monday night in a vicious Super DIRTcar Series crash.

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How the In-Season Challenge Was Won and Lost Ty Gibbs got the better of Ty Dillon the finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to take home a $1 million prize.

Took a moment to look back at the In-Season Challenge and how it was won (Ty Gibbs) and lost (Ty Dillon) in the end.

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The winners and losers from IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca

Here are the winners and losers from IndyCar's Java House Grand Prix of Monterey.

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A bittersweet weekend for Arrow McLaren at Laguna Seca

It was a bittersweet Laguna Seca race weekend for Arrow McLaren, which scored a podium and showed pace but saw Pato O'Ward's title hopes slip away.

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It's all Alex Palou in dominant IndyCar Laguna Seca race win

It was all Alex Palou in Sunday's IndyCar race at Laguna Seca, helping him close in on a fourth series title.

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Bubba Wallace eases the pressure with Brickyard 400 breakthrough The biggest win of Bubba Wallace's career has turned his No. 23 team's season around with the playoffs drawing near.

With everything on the line, Bubba Wallace kept his confidence and delivered a win that changed his season and legacy.

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NASCAR Battles at the Brickyard With F1 racing through the rain in Spa and IndyCar busy out in Cali, NASCAR ventured to the midwest for one of its crown jewel races.

Today's newsletter recaps an eventful race weekend at the Brickyard, Laguna Seca and Spa-Francorchamps, along with short track showdowns like the Redbud 400 and Prairie Dirt Classic.

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An Ode to Ty Dillon A tip of the cap to the unexpected star of NASCAR's In-Season Challenge

Trying to shake off the dust and start writing more through the week. I'm going to focus on NASCAR and IndyCar while aiming for other stories of interest as I have time.

Today, an ode to Ty Dillon and Kaulig Racing's run through the In-Season Challenge.

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Are there any major racing follows that are exclusive to Bluesky, or that post specific content on here alone?

Want to make sure I'm not missing anything important for my newsletter.

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Tired like the rest of us. 😂

Bluesky is fun. Has shades of the old bird app.

Living With Silent Loss (Bailee) This was supposed to be the happiest period of our lives. Instead we’re part of the worst club imaginable. Days before Christmas, my wife Tori and I were high on life. Things hadn’t bee…

Took a bit to write about what my wife and I have gone through for the past month. She has read and approved what I'm sharing.

Our miscarriage story:

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2025 Plans | Motorsports Beat Get more from Motorsports Beat on Patreon

I don't plan on spending much time on social this year, but I will use these platforms to share what I post.

Here are my plans for the year.

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Wait. People are actually planning to use this app now?

Beat Breakdown: Cautions, rain and a Byron breakout in Daytona Takeaways from the 2024 running of the Daytona 500.

Let’s talk about the Daytona 500.

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Does anyone talk about race cars on this app?